Birthday:
Jun 13, 1918
Place of Birth: Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA
Place of Birth: Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA
Ben Johnson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. (June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996) was an American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Johnson (actor) , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Wild Bunch | Tector Gorch | 1969 |
| Will Penny | Alex | 1967 |
| Shane | Chris Calloway | 1953 |
| Red Dawn | Mason | 1984 |
| Hang 'em High | Marshal Dave Bliss | 1968 |
| The Evening Star | Arthur Cotton | 1996 |
| Hustle | Marty Hollinger | 1975 |
| The Sugarland Express | Captain Harlin Tanner | 1974 |
| Radio Flyer | Geronimo Bill | 1992 |
| The Shadow Riders | Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven | 1982 |
| The Getaway | Jack Beynon | 1972 |
| The Hunter | Sheriff John Strong | 1980 |
| Junior Bonner | Buck Roan | 1972 |
| Rio Grande | Trooper Travis Tyree | 1950 |
| The Outlaw | Deputy (uncredited) | 1943 |
| Breakheart Pass | Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce | 1975 |
| Angels in the Outfield | Hank Murphy | 1994 |
| The Last Picture Show | Sam the Lion | 1971 |
| Bite the Bullet | Mister | 1975 |
| Tex | Cole Collins | 1982 |
| Dillinger | Melvin Purvis | 1973 |
| Wayne Train | Self | 1973 |
| Terror Train | Carne | 1980 |
| She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Sgt. Tyree | 1949 |
| Cheyenne Autumn | Trooper Plumtree (uncredited) | 1964 |
| The Train Robbers | Jesse | 1973 |
| 3 Godfathers | Posse man #1 | 1948 |
| Grayeagle | John Colter | 1977 |
| Major Dundee | Sergeant Chillum | 1965 |
| Wagon Master | Travis Blue | 1950 |
| Cherry 2000 | Six Fingered Jake | 1987 |
| Chisum | James Pepper | 1970 |
| The Rare Breed | Jeff Harter | 1966 |
| Mighty Joe Young | Gregg Johnson | 1949 |
| The Swarm | Felix | 1978 |
| The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Captain J.D. Morales | 1976 |
| One-Eyed Jacks | Bob Amory | 1961 |
| Trespasses | August Klein | 1986 |
| The Undefeated | Short Grub | 1969 |
| Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas | Self | 1991 |
| Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Isum Gorch | 1981 |
| Dark Before Dawn | The Sheriff | 1988 |
| My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Jesse Dalton | 1991 |
| Inside 'the Swarm' | Self | 1978 |
| The Bull of the West | Spinner | 1972 |
| Kid Blue | Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson | 1973 |
| Corky | Boland | 1972 |
| Champions | Burly Cocks | 1984 |
| War Drums | Luke Fargo | 1957 |
| Fort Defiance | Ben Shelby | 1951 |
| Wild Stallion | Dan Light (as an adult) | 1952 |
| The Chase | Laurienti | 1991 |
| Ten Who Dared | George Bradley | 1960 |
| Fort Bowie | Capt. Thomas Thompson | 1958 |
| Runaway! | Holly Gibson | 1973 |
| Locusts | Amos Fletcher | 1974 |
| Blood Sport | Dwayne Birdsong | 1973 |
| Back to Back | Eli Hix | 1989 |
| The Red Pony | Jess Taylor | 1973 |
| Tomboy and the Champ | Uncle Jim | 1961 |
| The Making of 'Rio Grande' | Self | 1993 |
| Ride a Northbound Horse | Will Parker | 1969 |
| Slim Carter | Montana Burriss | 1957 |
| The Greatest | Hollis | 1977 |
| Noon Wine | Sheriff Barbee | 1966 |
| Something Big | Jesse Bookbinder | 1971 |
| The Savage Bees | Sheriff Donald McKew | 1976 |
| Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart | Jack Parrish | 1995 |
| The Gallant Legion | Ranger | 1948 |
| Stranger on My Land | Vern Whitman | 1988 |
| Bonanza: The Return | Bronc Evans | 1993 |
| Bonanza: Under Attack | Bronc Evans | 1995 |
| Ruckus | Sam Bellows | 1981 |
| Always in My Heart | 1983 | |
| Backstabber | Lance | 2011 |
| Let's Get Harry | Mr. Burck Sr. | 1986 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| The Naughty Nineties | Coach Driver (uncredited) | 1945 |
| Wild Horses | Bill Ward | 1985 |
| Rebel in Town | Frank Mason | 1956 |
| Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Warren Oates: Across the Border | Self | 1993 |
| Hollywood on Horses | Self | 1989 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Route 66 | 1960 | |
| Gunsmoke | Ben Crown | 1955 |
| Perry Mason | Kelly | 1957 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Sheriff Jeff | 1955 |
| The Monroes | 1966 | |
| Have Gun, Will Travel | 1957 | |
| The Virginian | Spinner | 1962 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1963 | |
| ABC Stage 67 | Sheriff Barbee | 1966 |
| Navy Log | 1955 | |
| Branded | 1965 | |
| Cavalcade of America | Cal Bennett | 1952 |
| Stoney Burke | 1962 | |
| The Virginian | Jim Brandt | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Joe Hogan | 1962 |
| Bonanza | Sgt. Samuel Bellis | 1959 |
| Gunsmoke | Vern Morland | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Hannon | 1955 |
| Bonanza | Kelly James | 1959 |
| Wild Times | Doc Bogardus | 1980 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962 |
| The Sacketts | Cap Rountree | 1979 |
